Try writing down your definition of a just food system, and you might find it’s harder to put into words than you think.
High-school girls with attitude have got nothing on a flock of hens turning on one of their own.
Launch a food business from your home kitchen with this guide to navigating cottage food laws and finding market success.
Yes, I could plant the same ol’ boring crops every year, but why? There are varieties of all shapes, sizes and colors waiting to be explored.

In order to keep your farm afloat, sometimes its necessary to make sacrifices on your ideals.
Among the functionality of my Fortress Garden, I’ve dabbled in bits of pretty things to make my growing season that much more enjoyable.
While not for the vegetarians among us, this butchering manual and meat-focused cookbook will have omnivores drooling.
A trip to the lumberyard helped me quickly learn the difference between dirt and soil—and yes, there is a difference.
A game of seek-and-find with my broody hen didn’t produce the results that the poor girl probably wanted.
This book takes a look at an Asian style of composting that allows you to convert even more food waste to black gold.
Raising bugs instead of beef? You bet—for food, research and fun, insects may be the farm animal of the future.
In a climate where you can garden year-round, you can’t depend on winter to do the dirty work for you.